The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
Published Aug 8, 2019
Satellites detect fires that are not necessarily being reported. Scientists are taking note and compiling global views of fire behavior and evolution.
Published Oct 22, 2018
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
Published Aug 23, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
Published Dec 31, 2008
The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.
Published Mar 3, 2020
Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.
Published Apr 7, 2017
Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.
Published Aug 21, 2019
It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
Published May 6, 2019
On May 2, 2013, the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this view of wildfires burning near Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Published May 3, 2013
The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
Published Sep 18, 2014
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.
Published May 5, 2011
A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Published Dec 17, 2013
